ELA+3+Lesson+28

Topic: Make Your Mark-Extraordinary Achievements

Common Core Standards: RI3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

RI3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text for answers.

RI3.2 Describe the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

W3.2a-d Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

L3.3b Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written English.

Suggested Student Objectives: 1. Students will identify facts and opinions. 2. Students will visualize what is described in the text. 3. Students will write to inform, providing step-by-step instructions about how to do or make something.

Suggested Additional Readings: 1. __Touch the top of the World__- Erik Weihenmayer 2. __My Mother's Sari__- Sandyha Rao (book for writing to inform, giving directions) 3. __Beans to Chocolate, Trees to Paper, Wax to Crayons__- Inez Snyder (three books for giving directions)

Resource Links: 1. [|Erik Weihenmayer website] 2. [|Fact/Opinion]

Activities: 1. [|Fact/Opinion Activity] 2. [|Writing to Inform] Class will look at books that provide directions, as well as recipes and instruction manuals. As a class, they will write instructions about how to make a banana split. Once students understand how to write specific instructions, they will pick an activity they like to do and write step-by-step instructions for this activity. They will share with small groups or the entire class for evaluation.

Assessments: 1. Weekly Test, Lesson 28 2. Writing to Inform (instructions), Rubric TE Unit 5, R17

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